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GRAND AUTOMOBILE CONTEST
Open to Any White .Person in Laurens County
A few weeks of pleasant but determined work and the auto is yours. We
deliver the car without any strings attached to it. A plain business proposi
tion. Are you willing to make a try at it? Be a sport and get in the ame.
2ND PIE
PhonographanReod
Grand Prize $100 Phono
Iworth of Records.AslniMu
5 PASSENGER FORD AUTO 1916 MODEL cal Instrument.
Given to the person having the Largest Number 3RD IZ
of Votes at the Close of the Contest. A $50 Watc
Win. Solonmon, 0h eecr ur
anteed in every reset e ta
his store. See RulsBlw
4TH PIE
Of the real pleasure you could
get if you owned this car. And Do you nee
you can WIN IT IF YOU WORK FOR IT. Why not start today? Christmas? Here
Automobile bought from Laurens Motor Car Company. to "Fix Up" for thHoias
GET IN THE GAM~vE TO-DAY
There are Two Districts. District No. 1: The corporate Limits of Laurens.
District No. 2: All Rural Routes and Towns in Laurens and adjoining counties.
You don't have to be a subscriber to the paper to enter the contest.
TWO WAYS TO GET VOTES. RULES OF CONTEST. . HOW PRIZES W
FIRST-There In a free ballot In the Laurens Advertiser ood 1. This contest begins October 11, 1915, and ,closes
for 21 votes. You may ote as many of those as you can get. T Ore 20, 19159 at t P. n. /d Automobile will be a
is also a nomilnation bdlot good for 1,000 votes. Only one of those 2I Trig
latter can be voted for each contestant. standing of the contestants
SEiCOND-Subscription ballot good according to amount paid 8. Any white person In Laurens County i ell I e. to enter ths
on subscription. The Laurens Advertiser, old or new subscriptions contest. or fd
count the Aame number of votes,.otepro aigtenx ihs oei h
cutte*mnubrovoe.4. The right Is retained to a~ter the rules occasion may re- opte dirstr on ha t nwihtefrtpi
MERIT, NOT MONEY, WINS. quire or settle all questions that may arise.
Address all communications to Manager Contest Department. . No one who is In any way connected with the Laurens winner resides.
The Laurens Advertiser, Laurens, S. C. , Advertiser can enter Into the contest.
SUBSARIPTION RATES AND THEIR VOcTING POWER IN THELaurAnl wii$50y withiWathecooughttof Win. Solomonurill;beiawarde
LAUREN S ADVETTISER AUTOMOBILE CONTEST. le known as District No. 1. to the person res
LAURENS AVERTISER UTO~oBILECONTEST.All rural routes and towns In Laurens and adjoining coun. prize-winner, wiol stenetlget ubro
No neiv subscription accepted for less than $1.00. ties outside of LanreuIs w191 be known am District No. 2. votes In that disti
7. "On Decesiber 20, 1913, the closing day of this contest a conl.
1 Year ..............$1.00 (old or new) 3,000 ittee of three well known busineqs or professional men of the
2 years ..............2.00 (old or new) 6,000 city not Interested In the contest will be appointed to cont tho nre
3 years.......... 00) (old] or new) 9,000 votes tuid award the prizes. Tl'rnl assitres every canidate that district with tilescn rz-inrwoh h
4 years ..4.............00 (old or new) 12,000 their Interests will le well looked after by Went men (the names
5 years ...............5,09 (old or new) 20,000 of the nien apilitel t'jll appear In the Laurens Advertiser before
EAl li 1N iND. r Ate C Of 06 OS)
MAI HAI'MN.-i . In case of a Ile vote lit tipe end of tlhe 'onte'st, tile prize ill sPEl.CIALl PRIZE.S TO lit] NONEDLTR
' TilS VOTE 8 0E WILl, NEVER VhANGE. le eeia4y divided. No t.1111aiI4lldt(s will le perinited to double
You get as many votes now for a subscriptlon as you will getIo t'iimis
at any time during this contest. forlet
For further luforation call fte Contest Department, I'hon5e 55.
pl ts i ad iance, yo0 ul my secuire his I'emeival and( W ivi "Vl lait(' tle
%tI ise ilit iou ai i f r-o mn fil. (Il ade o f t hl e X iiii-IIIJiiii o (Ile iI 'e Se it E n t e r 'Y o u r N a nm e o h e 1 4 m
25 VOTES 25 VOTES %oil ni. tnseiw1I1ins frou any lilee lit il 'till
Bec'(aulse yoni are it ('oitesta i lit i)imitrl('t No. 1, or- No. 2, you1 are
FREE BALLOT
FREE~II BALLO 111 e 114)5ni 111111l lied t Il. 4110s.1-10t1114 It li('uuli of41114110'.
It. Th'le vote 5('hleulile 1111 reiiiali i 'letly file Sil (l irolugh,- ~~D I ~ a
(OD iFlt TIVENTY-FIVE VOTES IN Tll E LfA-lENS o t tIre (ist. Turn li your silostOll s fid we ih give 1 v NOM INATIC
Al) VEItTISER ArromomiIl.: CONTESTt. 11 ill, (411(1 Whi('l ean be voted at any I line iefore tle
('lose of thle ('0111est exceplt t hat 11) ('oil testa lit 111il lie a Ilolieil it
fiyll%- one week toi %ote ov-er 10.0110 atimeau of th lie tlvl r ofi Ilwi we'(ek Natmei of ('(l tit ..........
(onitestant's Name .............................................. . .iefore.. ill llots oier stid atiove must. lle held it rcsirve. Start.
You nny end in ii innyof lies couonsas yu cll gt lIg with i t) last weeki of the context tl ri le wilb ihdrawn Adrs .............
You ay end In as ny of te coupos as you can getca lie voted t ill.
Each one will count 25 votes in the contest. Not good after the 12. All ioip and records conerninw the Cotest 111Illi F".10 (ofltC'Mait Is entitled to
expiration of the date on the coupon. thrown open ti the liieitiediitely after th e of tle ('oil.
test. Eviry o e gets be sgi are (ltb 'int, WE WANT lEE TO, lots. Ueembe r0 vir(unistnces iv
V0ID1 NOVEMBERt 13t 1915. lNOW IT. who noInates a ea1,diaate.
START NOW Address all Communications 'Contest Manager' NOW IS
AND ~ H
KEEPION THE The Laurens Advertiser ACCEPTED
OB- Laurens, S. C. Phone 55 TIME.